Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-09-27
[Communicated.l
CONVERSATION OVERHEARD BY
AMAN THE TREE.


Timc-nieht. Place-Doctor street. An
napolis. Dramatis Personal-Repub.
Iican Committee. several candidates
and other Republican friends.
First Committeeman 'Say,
Crane, you have kicked over the
milk. Why do you go off and pro-
claim a policy of your own without
consultation with the committee
and the other candidates 2"
Would be sheriff) Crane-"Why
Dr., what's the matter now; what
have / done p
Commltteeman-"Done !? What
have YOU done? You have done
Yourself aud the whole party"
Crane-"Please explain youself;
you talk in riddles, | do not I'M
derstand you at all. "
Committeeman make long
story short you have made
fool of yourself; and put us in a
most awkward predicament."
Crane-"Oh what
do YOU mean? You are just try
ing to make me angry and have me
resign so as TO get the place for
another. But / will not resign.
Speak ont and say your say"
Committeeman-"Well, you have
gone and stated that you intended
to have colored deputies p
Cranc-"What if | have :"
Committeeman-"Don't you sec
that You will drive off all of the dis
satisfied Democrats AS we'll as the
best element of the white vote in
our own party if you do this -
Crane-"But we get more votes
from the colored people than from
the whites, and we always have got
ten more and rs we owe them so
much, we must do something for
them or lose their votes eventually.
We have strong ticket, and the
Democrats weak one; AMI now is
the time for us to show our hands.
We have temporized with the color
ed people long enough, and am in
favor of their recognition ?"
Committeeman-"Man are you
crazy. You know we have some
very proud, though poor people in
our midst. They are old time gen
tlemen; they have the respect of the
entire community, and they have
been impoverished by the policy of
the Republican party. Now, send
one of your negro deputies to serve
warrant on one of them, and there
will be murder You know it is
said, put beggar on horse back
and he will ride to -, and if we
go to making known that We intend
to appoint negro deputies, We will
get the colored vote and that only"
Crane-"0h, you arc off your
base by promising the colored peo-
pie few minor positions. We will
get their solid vote; good many
of the poorer class of whites are for
sale aud we buy enough of them to
win with"
Committeeman-sBuy them will
you; buy them-what WITH"
Crane-"With money"
Committeeman-"See here, Crane,
how much money are you going to
contribute to this show 2"
Crane-"You know"
Committeeman-Well, that isn't
a drop in the bucket. The others
are contributing about as much as
you; and we relied on Messrs. -,
---, who are the only rich men
on our ticket for our big pile, but
they are opposed to negro deputies
and say they will not contribute
cent if this is to be the case.
Crane-"Well, don't care
continental, ] know my policy is
the right one; but | will discuss it
with you again. | must go to the
Second district to consult some of
my friends, and will see you to-mor-
row." Exit Crane.)
The atmosphere got so blue and
sulphurous then that your reporter
had to leave, but he will be up the
chimney again when they meet.
IT NAN UP THE TREE.